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Artists Artists United States Biography Artists United States Biography Juvenile literature Escape artists United States Biography Juvenile literature Houdini, Harry 1874-1926 Houdini, Harry 1874-1926 Juvenile literature Magicians Magicians United States Biography Juvenile literature United States Warhol, Andy 1928-1987Scott, Joyce (Joyce Wallace)
Summary: "An introduction to the life and art of Judith Scott, a renowned artist. Judith Scott was born with Down syndrome. She was deaf, and never learned to speak. She was also a talented artist. Judith was institutionalized until her sister Joyce reunited with her and enrolled her in an art class. Judith went on to become an artist of renown with her work displayed in museums and galleries around the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCOKlimo, Kate.
Summary: "How Ted Geisel became Dr. Seuss"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR Purple Klimo 2016Davis, Lynn
Summary: Presents the story of how an eccentric young artist became the inventor of the first telegraph system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 MORRobinson, Lisa
Summary: "A picture book biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, with an emphasis on her sustainable homestead in Abiquiu, New Mexico"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books / Holiday House 2024
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Summary: "A picture book biography of American folk artist and labor organizer Ralph Fasanella. When dared to jump, Ralph always took the dare. So begins this loving tribute to a singular artist and his tireless efforts to honor and celebrate immigrant and working-class communities through his paintings."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FASCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB FASANELLA BROPantaleo, Steve
Summary: Profiles the life and career of the professional wrestler, describing how she made her way from the world of mixed martial arts into sports entertainment and detailing her wrestling friendships and rivalries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE PANKrull, Kathleen.
Summary: A picture book biography highlighting the life and accomplishments of magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUHarvey, Jeanne Walker
Summary: "The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINMaclear, Kyo
Summary: "Gyo Fujikawa's iconic children's books are beloved all over the world. Now it's time for Gyo's story to be told--a story of artistic talent that refused to be constrained by rules or expectations. Growing up quiet and lonely at the beginning of the twentieth century, Gyo learned from her relatives the ways in which both women and Japanese people lacked opportunity. Her teachers and family...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUAnderson, Kirsten
Summary: Profiles the life and accomplishments of the printmaker who overcame poverty and illness to become the founder of the Pop Art movement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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Summary: "Iconic American artist Norman Rockwell's life is told in episodes based in American history of the late 20th century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BLAFleischman, Sid
Summary: A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HOUDINI FLEBrown, Tami Lewis
Summary: "...a... picture book biography of modern art icon Keith Haring, celebrating the ways his life embodied the message: art is for everyone."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HARBurleigh, Robert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine BurleighHarris, Lois V.
Summary: Uses photographs and period paintings to illustrate the biography of the impressionist painter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pelican 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759.13 CASWeaver, Janice.
Summary: Explores the life of Harry Houdini including his childhood, marriage, and death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOUHouts, Michelle
Summary: "When you look at a bird, do you see feathers and a beak? Or do you see circles and triangles? Artist Charley Harper spent his life reducing subjects to their simplest forms, their basic lines and shapes. This resulted in what he called minimal realism and the style that would become easily recognized as Charley Harper's. Art fans and nature lovers around the world fell in love with Harper's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ohio University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARPER, CHARLEY HOUClose, Chuck
Summary: Presents an autobiography about the author's artistic life, describing the creative processes he uses in the studio and his struggles with his disabilities and providing a mix-and-match self-portrait section that demonstrates his techniques and images.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 759.13 CLOMack, Jeff
Summary: This is the story of Andy Warhol--and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the everyday. People claimed Andy's art wasn't real art, but that didn't stop him from making it, plus movies, a magazine, a TV show, and more!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2021
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Summary: A biography of the world's most famous magician, Harry Houdini, from his poor childhood to extraordinary escape artist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio HoudiniSutherland, Tui
Summary: A biography of the famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who HoudiniVan Steenwyk, Elizabeth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1994